billy

like billyo

Very aggressively, vigorously, or enthusiastically. Primarily heard in UK. We've been working like billyo all month to get this finished in time.During the boom, people spent money on credit like billyo, with no regard for how they'd pay it all back.

like billy-o(h)

Very aggressively, vigorously, or enthusiastically. Primarily heard in UK. We've been working like billy-o all month to get this finished in time.During the boom, people spent money on credit like billy-oh, with no regard for how they'd pay it all back.

billie

slang A note of paper currency; a (dollar) bill. Can also be spelled "billy." Any chance you can loan me a few billies so I can buy something for lunch?

like billyo

or

like billy-oh

INFORMAL

If someone is doing something or something is happening like billyo or like billy-oh, it is being done or happening to a great degree and with a lot of energy. They were swinging their partners around like billyo.It is still very wet and so everything is growing like billy-oh

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